The Louisiana Health Department declares an outbreak of hepatitis A, as there has been at least 24 confirmed cases of the highly contagious liver disease. The illness spreads by consuming contaminated beverages and food, during sex or through close contact of an infected person.

Several states have experienced an outbreak since 2016 and LDH Immunization Director Doctor Frank Welch says it coming to the Bayou State could be a trickle down affect…More

South Louisiana Community College has inked a deal with Nicholls State University for four articulation agreements which should provide a smoother transition from the community college into the four-year university in select fields.More

Governor John Bel Edwards says a Texas judge’s decision to declare the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional could lead to the loss of health insurance for 480,000 recipients of the Medicaid expansion, and 850,000 people with pre-existing conditions, but Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he’s been told nothing is potentially changing until the case works its way through the courts.More

A key Obamacare court case is likely headed to the New Orleans based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals after a Texas judge struck down the entire law on the basis that the individual mandate penalty was unlawful. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the 5th is one of the most conservative courts in the nation, with two thirds of the sitting judges having been appointed by Republican Presidents.More

Eight-year-old Drake Quibodeaux of Vinton has an inoperable brain tumor. When asked what he wanted for Christmas, he made a simple request for Christmas cards. The nation has responded and his mother, Danielle, said the show of support has been amazing.

"We counted what we've already opened and it was at 34,000. We have lots more to open and I just got word that we've got 19 crates on the way from the mail," said Drake's mother.

It was far from a Masterpiece, but the Saints moved a win away from claiming the top seed in the NFC with a hard fought 12-9 win over the Carolina Panthers. It's the first time New Orleans won a game by scoring 12 points or less since 1998, but Coach Sean Payton didn't care. He says a win is a win especially in December.